Assuming I survive the next couple of months, a bed and breakfast gift certificate would be a great Christmas present for me. I’m stressed. Between school, the holidays and other stupid stuff, I’m feeling a bit frazzled. This whole being an adult thing isn’t easy, and I’m beginning to understand why my mom was often so grouchy when I was growing up.

On a brighter note, I’m very excited because Hanson added an Indiana tour date. However, I don’t know if I’ll get to go. I think I could probably afford it, but I don’t have anyone to go with. I usually go with Nikki, and since she’s moving to California, I’d say the possibility of her going are zilch. I’m not sure if I’m brave enough to even bother to ask my sister. I doubt she’d agree to go. It’s really not any fun at all when none of your friends that live nearby like your favorite band. I suppose I could always beg my sister or resort to pleading with my mom. Although, it might be better to just go alone since the likelihood of them complaining the whole time is pretty high.

Each year on the last Saturdays of October and November antiques are brought back to life by the most incredible shopping experience you of your life. St. Augustine is the Nation’s Oldest city, and on October 27th and November 24th, you can experience a fabulous time at some great St. Augustine events.

On the night of these events, you can venture into the antique district, which is located along San Marco Avenue and watch as the streets come to life. Experience lively street music as look through the antique shops. You never know what you might find - rare books or authentic Spanish treasure. The possibilities are endless, as several antique dealers join in on the celebration. You can go to a number of workshops that cover several antique related topics, or you could visit book stores and listen in on a book reading or even get a book signed by some of the local authors. You could also visit the art galleries, featuring exhibits by some of Florida’s finest artists.

But the celebrations doesn’t stop on San Marco Avenue. Along Aviles Street, the oldest street in America, you will find additional antique galleries, stores and shops. Not to mention, you can visit Ripley’s Museum or the Mission of Nombre de Dios.

This is a wonderful opportunity to make amazing antique discoveries and meet artists and authors abound. Without a doubt, there won’t be a dull moment.

This weekend is different. For the last couple of months, starting with the weekend before my birthday, we’ve had a birthday party every other weekend for someone in the family. This is an off week, but I think we’re in the clear for now. Allyson’s birthday is up next. Then after that we have a ton of birthdays in December. I’m kind of sad. My brother will be fourteen, which means he’ll be too old for kids party invitations and things like that. He’d probably rather have money and be left alone since he’s a picker eater and probably wouldn’t be too impressed by whatever anyone made him.

It’s so weird, growing older. It feels like time passes by so quickly. I feel extremely old saying I remember the day when my brother was born. I was only ten years old. Here I am fourteen years later wishing he was still just a little kid. The same goes with Allyson. I can’t believe she’ll be nineteen. What’s more is a can’t believe that Tori is three already. Time flies. Way too fast, in my opinion.

Blah. This is all I have to say about this week because that’s pretty much how I’ve felt the whole time. I feel tired and distracted, and I haven’t been able to focus on much of anything. I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I guess I’m just tired.

Honestly, I’m a little worried about doing NaNoWriMo this year. I’m just not amped up for it like I was before. I guess because I have so much stuff that’s going on. I have a lot of assignments for my classes that I need to buckle down and work on. I’m planning to try to work my way through as much of that as I can this weekend. We’ll see how that goes.

While thinking about NaNo, I’ve been thinking that maybe the next time I write a new story, I should try a new location. Maybe a desert. I could look into Arizona real estate and come up with something new. Although I must admit that as of late, I haven’t felt much like doing any writing. I’m in a funk, and I really need to get out of it by next Thursday.

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